National Advisory Board

NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Co-Chairs: Richard Fenton and Billy Langenstein

Virginia Brophy Achman

Principal, VPrepared

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Matthew Bettenhausen, CPP, CSSP

Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer (CSO), AEG Worldwide

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Scott Breor

Associate Director, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA)

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Jason DiJoseph

Unit Chief, Crisis Management Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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Scott Dunn

Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, Axis Communications

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Richard Fenton, CSSP (Co-Chair)

Chief Security Officer, Ilitch Holdings

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Brian Finch

Partner, Co-Chair of Cyber and Global Security Practice Group, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

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Gary Gardner

President and CEO, TOTALeACCESS, Inc.

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Steve Georgas, CPP, CSSP

Chief Security Officer, Levy

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Mike Hartnett

Vice President of Venue Security, Ilitch Sports and Entertainment

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Elliot Hopkins, CSSP

Director of Sports, Sanctioning and Student Services, National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)

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Michael Hughes

Director, INTERPOL Washington

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G.B. Jones

Chief Safety and Security Officer, FIFA World Cup 2026 (FWC2026)

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John Junell

Chief Security Officer, Live Nation Entertainment

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Billy Langenstein, CSSP (Co-Chair)

Senior Director of Security Services, National Football League (NFL)

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Jared Maples

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Security Officer, National Hockey League (NHL)

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Jim Mercurio

Former Executive Vice President and General Manager, San Francisco 49ers and Levi’s Stadium

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Joe Monroe, CSSP

Chief of Police, University of Kentucky

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Larry Naifeh

Executive Associate Athletic Director, University of Oklahoma

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Leon Newsome

Chief Security Officer, National Basketball Association (NBA)

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Jeannette Neyses

Founder and CEO, The Baghera Group

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Steve Olsen

Senior Director, Corporate Security, PGA Tour

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Linda Reid

Vice President of Security, Walt Disney World

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Michael Rodriguez

Former Senior Advisor, USTA and US Open Security

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Russ Simons

Chief Listening Officer and Managing Partner, Venue Solutions Group

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Jeff Stonebreaker, CSSP

Senior Vice President of Safety and Security, Major League Soccer (MLS)

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David Thomas

Vice President of Security and Ballpark Operations, Major League Baseball (MLB)

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Eddie Washington, CSSP

Executive Director of the Division of Public Safety, University of Michigan

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